Ulrich Thomsen
Date of birth: 1963-12-06
Place of birth: Odense, Denmark
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Ulrik Thomsen, اولریش تامسن
Biography
Ulrich Thomsen (born 6 December 1963) is a Danish actor and filmmaker known for his role of Christian in the 1998 film The Celebration and for the role of Kai Proctor in the Cinemax original series Banshee (2013–2016). Ulrich Thomsen was born in (Næsby) Odense, Denmark and graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance in 1993, after which he performed in several theatres in Copenhagen, such as Dr Dantes Aveny, Mungo Park and Østre Gasværks Teater. His film debut was in 1994 in Nightwatch, directed by Ole Bornedal. Since then, he has starred in several roles, including, among others, Thomas Vinterberg's The Biggest Heroes (1996), Susanne Bier's Sekten (1997) and Anders Thomas Jensen's Flickering Lights (2000). The breakthrough in his career came in the 1998 film, Followed by an essential role in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999) portraying the part of henchman Sasha Davidov. This established Thomsen as an international actor, famous outside his native Denmark. He played a part in the 2002 English film Killing Me Softly. In 2009, he played Jonas Skarssen, the lead villain in Tom Tykwer's The International. From 2013 to 2016, he starred as a series regular in Banshee, playing the primary antagonist, Kai Proctor. Aside from his native language, Danish, Thomsen is fluent in German and English. He is vegan. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ulrich Thomsen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
The Celebration
1998-06-19
The family of a wealthy businessman gather to celebrate his 60th birthday. During the course of the
Adam's Apples
2005-04-15
A neo-nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devotional priest.
Flickering Lights
2000-11-03
Four small gangsters from Copenhagen trick a gangster boss: they take over 4,000,000 kroner which th
Hitman
2007-11-21
A genetically engineered assassin with deadly aim, known only as "Agent 47" eliminates strategic tar
The Broken
2008-11-15
The life of a successful radiologist spirals out of control when she sees the spitting image of hers
Brothers
2004-08-27
A Danish officer, Michael, is sent away to the International Security Assistance Force operation in
Boundless
2024-02-01
In a moment of cowardice, Detective Carl Mørck sends Rose, his junior colleague in Department Q, to
Opium: Diary of a Madwoman
2007-03-29
A drug-addicted doctor who works in an asylum discovers that one of his patients is a gifted writer.
The International
2009-02-03
An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to
Season of the Witch
2011-01-07
A 14th century Crusader returns with his comrade to a homeland devastated by the Black Plague. The C
Blueprint
2003-12-08
The story of the first cloned human being - told in her own words: At the age of thirty the world-fa
Baby Doom
1998-03-20
Max is a programmer, Nicoline is a chef, and they are both young, in love, and ambitious. Then light
The Rocket Post
2004-05-13
Switch off and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Scotland. Based on fact, this film will take you on a
Centurion
2010-02-15
Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, march
Lulu and Jimi
2009-01-22
About sweeping love, rock & roll and getting rid of all that stale air of the fifties. You've got th
The Substitute
2007-03-13
6th Grade gets a new substitute teacher. She wants to train the class for an international competiti
Tell-Tale
2009-04-24
A man's recently transplanted heart leads him on a frantic search to find the donor's killer before
Angel of the Night
1998-12-04
Rebecca has inherited her grandmother's Gothic mansion and brings both her best friend an her boyfri
Killing Me Softly
2002-05-10
A woman grows suspicious of her controlling husband after she discovers secrets about the women in h
The Silence
2010-08-13
13-year-old Sinikka vanishes on a hot summer night. Her bicycle is found in the exact place where a
The Thing
2011-10-12
When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a
Clash of Egos
2006-08-25
Tony has recently been released from a sentence for violent behaviour. He promises to improve his wa
In a Better World
2010-08-26
The lives of two Danish families cross each other, and an extraordinary but risky friendship comes i
The Inheritance
2003-02-21
A young Danish man, Christoffer, lives a life of joy and happiness with his wife Maria in Stockholm.
Fear Me Not
2008-12-19
Michael needs a change in his life, so when he hears about clinical trials for a new anti-depressant
Before It Ends
2023-09-23
When a folk high school is turned into an internment camp for German refugees, the headmaster couple
The Biggest Heroes
1996-11-08
The two medicated low-lifes Carsten and Peter are long time partners, an old flame of Peter's turns
Allegro
2005-09-30
Famous pianist Zetterström returns home to his native Denmark, to give a concert, just to find out t
Take My Hand
2022-01-27
The comfort-seeking Maja tries to regain control over her life following her recent divorce. 'Take M
Election Night
1998-01-01
On election night we meet Peter, an idealistic young man, who suddenly discovers he has forgotten to
Portland
1996-04-19
The basic story of a young criminal not quite living up to his won ideals of "not to give a damn" si
Impossibly Yours
2007-04-19
Anja, a student, and Leonhard, a judge, meet at Marlene, his ex-wife, and Paul's house, marry shortl
P.O.V. - Point of View
2002-01-25
Kamilla, a young Danish girl leaves for Las Vegas to get married. During the ceremony she changes he
Credo
1997-09-12
Mona is a young woman, engaged to a man who never shows up. She relies strongly on her supportive fr
Aya
2012-09-01
When Thomas Overby mistakenly believes Aya is his assigned driver, she spontaneously decides to go a
The Zookeeper
2001-11-22
Jonah Ludovic is a custodian at a small municipal zoo. After a night of heavy shelling Ludovic arri
The Notebook
2013-07-03
In a village on the Hungarian border, two young brothers grow up during war time with their cruel gr
Ripple
2023-10-01
A true-crime podcast's investigation into the murder of a young woman has unexpected consequences.
The Miracle
2013-10-12
A former dancer returns for the first time in years to his childhood country village to attend his m
A Second Chance
2014-09-08
Detectives and best friends Andreas and Simon lead vastly different lives; Andreas has settled down
In der Überzahl
2013-01-01
While driving to his Danish homeland, Stig has to stop briefly in a small town, then a stranger sudd
Café Hector
1996-03-08
Café Hector is the new in-place for the chic, high-flying, articulate jet-set, where steaming cups o
Sergeant Pepper
2004-12-23
A dog who was named after the Beatles album, inherits his master's fortune. His owner's two children
The World Is Not Enough
1999-11-17
Greed, revenge, world dominance and high-tech terrorism – it's all in a day's work for Bond, who's o
The Commune
2016-01-14
A funny and moving story of family and free love set in a freewheeling 1970s commune. When Anna and
Apparat
A middle aged, married couple spend a night at their desert cabin. What was planned as an anniversar
Mortdecai
2015-01-21
An art dealer, Charles Mortdecai, searches for a stolen painting rumored to contain a secret code th
Mike Bassett: England Manager
2001-09-28
After England's football (soccer) manager has a heart attack, Mike Bassett is hired as the new manag
Max
2002-09-10
In 1918, a young, disillusioned Adolf Hitler strikes up a friendship with a Jewish art dealer while
Stockholm Bloodbath
2024-01-19
In 1520, the notorious and power-hungry Danish King Christian II is determined to seize the Swedish
Summer of '92
2015-08-27
The 1992 Danish football team competes for the European Championship.
Baby
2003-08-08
Sex, drugs and money are the cornerstones in the lives of these rootles young people living in a big
Kingdom of Heaven
2005-05-03
After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody
The Weight of Water
2001-03-30
A newspaper photographer researches an 1873 double homicide and finds her own life paralleling that
Small Town Killers
2017-01-12
The two tradesmen Ib and Edward are tired of their lifeless marriages and dream of living the good l
In Embryo
2016-06-16
Sean lives a harsh but successful life as a criminal in Los Angeles's rough suburbs. He has, in spit
Duplicity
2009-03-18
Two romantically involved government operatives Claire Stenwick and Ray Koval team up to manipulate
A Regular Thing
1997-01-05
Love has a price in this quirky sex comedy. Sten is a 30- year-old librarian. Over a book he meets s
Darling
2017-10-19
The moving love story of a dancer on the rollercoaster ride of her life, a drama about the rise and
Royal Blues
1997-08-20
Shadow of a Hero
2015-06-03
A grandchild sets out to discover how the death of his grandfather in the Spanish Civil War could sp
Ins Leben zurück
2003-10-10
Eight years after her daughter's disappearance, Clara hasn't given up hope. And when she recognizes
Hit the Bag
1993-10-18
A young couple, Christian and Louise, are woken up by their sweetest slumber a morning. Two employee
1989: A Spy Story
2019-08-21
Due to the fall of the Berlin Wall, a double agent is targeted by the American foreign intelligence
Gooseboy
2019-10-03
Vigo is a nerdy teenage boy who lives in a fictional world and simulates a virtual game called “Goos
The Space Between the Lines
2019-09-12
Emmi would like to cancel her subscription to "Like" magazine via e-mail. But due to a typo, her mes
The Marco Effect
2021-05-27
When a homeless Romani boy is arrested at the Danish border for possession of a missing public serva
Mother at War
2020-10-29
1918. World War I rages in Europe while Erna Jensen tends to her ordinary life at home in Bramstrup,
The Good Traitor
2020-08-13
The Danish ambassador to Washington declares himself to be the sole representative of a free Denmark
Solen er så rød
2000-01-01
The Idiots Who Started The Party
2020-10-13
Danish film has never felt stronger on the international stage than it did with the Dogme films, whi
A Violent Man
2022-02-04
Steve Mackleson is a dangerous prisoner, incarcerated for double murder in a maximum security prison
The Celebration in Retrospect
2005-11-18
This 2005 documentary features interviews with the cast and crew of The Celebration, including direc
Dead Language
2025-06-09
A chance encounter leads Aya to pick up a stranger at the airport. When he disappears, he leaves beh
Run
2025-11-14
The film follows a boat carrying migrants from various African countries through the Mediterranean s
In Love & War
2018-11-15
Danish soldier Esben fakes his own death in an attempt to flee the war and reunite with his beloved
Nightwatch
1994-02-25
Martin, a law student, takes up a job as a nightwatchman at a mortuary to fund his studies. But the
The Riders
Scully, an Australian man traverses Europe, alongside his young daughter Billie, in search of the wi
Mostly Martha
2001-09-09
Martha is a single woman who lives for one passion: cooking. The head chef at a chic restaurant, Mar